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Fewest graduate degrees, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.9%−21%

02Union County, SCSC26,7993.6%+15%

03Lee County, SCSC15,7304.5%+73%

04Hampton County, SCSC18,1744.7%+65%

05Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.4%+56%

06Chester County, SCSC33,0015.4%+58%

07Barnwell County, SCSC20,6535.4%+67%

08Dillon County, SCSC27,4585.5%+76%

09Laurens County, SCSC71,8485.7%+53%

10Colleton County, SCSC39,3825.8%+38%

11Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436.1%+65%

12Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7406.1%+100%

13Marion County, SCSC28,2426.2%+89%

14Abbeville County, SCSC24,8366.6%+43%

15Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6626.8%+93%

16Cherokee County, SCSC58,2757.1%+66%

17Bamberg County, SCSC12,7967.4%+34%

18Jasper County, SCSC38,5337.5%+193%

19McCormick County, SCSC10,2157.5%+30%

20Allendale County, SCSC7,3557.9%+299%

21Darlington County, SCSC62,8888.1%+95%

22Calhoun County, SCSC14,1888.1%+79%

23Edgefield County, SCSC29,8088.4%+140%

24Saluda County, SCSC19,6808.8%+180%

25Sumter County, SCSC105,0678.9%+74%

26Kershaw County, SCSC73,1668.9%+83%

27Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1779.2%+45%

28Greenwood County, SCSC70,3799.4%+64%

29Horry County, SCSC427,5519.6%+62%

30Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8579.6%+51%

31Anderson County, SCSC219,9309.7%+97%

32Newberry County, SCSC39,5619.7%+134%

33Florence County, SCSC138,5049.9%+60%

34Berkeley County, SCSC274,66610.6%+145%

35Oconee County, SCSC83,77511.3%+59%

36Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.5%+58%

37Lancaster County, SCSC114,29611.6%+239%

38Georgetown County, SCSC65,91211.6%+73%

39Aiken County, SCSC181,51512.1%+76%

40Pickens County, SCSC139,19812.5%+60%

41Lexington County, SCSC317,58813.1%+73%

42York County, SCSC306,88714.8%+119%

43Greenville County, SCSC583,12515.3%+87%

44Richland County, SCSC434,95617.3%+45%

45Beaufort County, SCSC204,43319.2%+65%

46Charleston County, SCSC436,20019.8%+80%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES